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Opened 8 years ago

Last modified 8 years ago

#36702 closed enhancement

Increase humanism in first comment — at Version 2

Reported by: ipstenu's profile Ipstenu Owned by:
Milestone: 4.6 Priority: normal
Severity: normal Version:
Component: Comments Keywords: has-patch dev-feedback
Focuses: multisite Cc:

Description (last modified by SergeyBiryukov)

In the vein of [30089], this patch proposes changing the name of the first commenter in new builds of WordPress.

The first comment has historically been left by "Mr WordPress" in order to indicate it's a comment left by a 'person.' One, therefore, cannot simply suggest we change this to 'WordPress' as that does not demonstrate humanity.

I propose one of the following choices:

  • Mx WordPress - Mx is accepted as a gender-nonspecific title, however it could be difficult to translate into all languages.
  • Captain WordPress - There is no gender involved and this could be translated, though it implies a ranking hierarchy that may be confusing.
  • Wapuu - Wapuu has no gender, and we could use a wapuu@wordpress.org email address that uses Wapuu as a gravatar, however Wapuu is less likely to be known by new members of WordPress (and they are the most likely to see the comment and wonder what it is).
  • A WordPress Commenter - This is the most clear about both what the darn thing is and who left it.

I'm attaching a patch for the last proposal, as I feel it's both the most understandable and translatable of the lot.

Change History (4)

@Ipstenu
8 years ago

Change 'Mr WordPress' to 'A WordPress Commentor'

#1 @kirasong
8 years ago

I like this idea and see no reason it should be "Mr WordPress" -- why would WordPress possibly have a gender?

While I'm partial to Wapuu for kawaii reasons, "A WordPress Commenter" is fine.

If so, let's swap out the final "o" for "e" in the patch.

@Ipstenu
8 years ago

Jorbin'd

#2 @SergeyBiryukov
8 years ago

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